Improved cotton-bale tie



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No. 75,461. Patented Mar. 10, 1868.

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-Be it known that I, E. S. ROBERTS, of Columbus, 1n the county-of Mnseogee, and State' of Georgia, have ,invented a. newand improved Cotton-Bale Tie or Hoop-Lock; and I do hereby declare that the following is .a

full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inl the art to make and use the same, refereneebeing had to the accompaning drawings, forming part-of this specification.

l This invention consists-of a metallic box, of qna'drilateral form, having {nti-open outer side to receive the ends of the hoop, which arevbent, so as to form loops through'vvhich, and the sides of the box, metal pins pass,

and firmly connect the ends of'rthe hoop together, thez-bosr`,'under the expansion of the bale when relieved of f; pressure, sinking` into the bale, so that the ends of thief-hoop which are secured in the box will not project out, v-

beyond thevside of the bale. Iln the aecompanyingsheet of drawings--- Fignre'l is a. section of my invent-ion shown ena baigne-mig'. 2, indicating the line of' section. Figure 2, an'outer or front View. of the same. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

` A represents a metallic bale-hoop, the ends of which are bent to form loopsa a. p B isa cast or wroughtiron metallic box, of quadrilateral form, about square, but quite shalloiv, the box being( open at itsv outer side,

and suiciently wide to receive the ends of thehoop'. 'The sides of this box have holes drilled, to allow pins or rods Z1 6 to pass through, said pins orrods also passing through the loops a a at the ends of the hoop, and securing said ends in the box B. n

The ends of the pins or ronds b 6 are bent down in order to prevent them from drawing or slipping casually out from the box.

The ends of the hoop are secured in th'e box B when the bale is under compression, and when the bale is relieved of pressure its expansion causes the box B to sink into its side, as shown in fig. 1; and the ends of the hoop, therefore, are not allowed to project out from the bale, but are kept entirely within the box B, and hence are out of the way, and cannot serve as an encumhrance or an inconvenience in'withdrawing the bale from the press, or in moving it about from place to place; nor can the ends of the bands slip-l-a contingency of frequent occurrence with most of the metallic ties in use. s l

claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPa-tent- The cotton-bale tie, constructed as described, and consisting of the open box B, provided near each end with a transverse removable pin, b, around which the hoop A passes, the extremities of said hoop, after passing around the pins, being bent back between the bale and the hoop, in n'hich position they are held by the outward press-AA ure ofv the bale, all arranged as described, for the purposespecified.v

E. S. ROBERTS.

W-itn esses J.W. PLEAsANTs, W.. FLEMING. 

